<p>The book collects almost thirty-five opinion pieces essays and two poems by the author on a wide variety of public policy topics written and published between 2006 and 2022. The author a self-described militant moderate draws on his participation in many public debates. The articles are grouped into six topical groupings that range widely: the growing need for moderate voices in policy debates; the nature of American exceptionalism; the challenge of civic discourse; the depredations of the Trump's first term; and policies concerning immigration citizenship and refugees.</p>